Relationships In 'Forgiveness And Beyonce Knowles' Lemonade

Relationships are portrayed as being the perfect connection between two souls. Often times, relationships in movies and stories are seen to have perfect endings, this is not reality for everyone. Beyonce Knowles-Carter shows in her film and album Lemonade, that with relationships, there comes commitment, trust, and communication, which can be difficult for two people to achieve together. This image, from the chapter “Forgiveness,” which features the song “Sandcastles,” represents the uncertainty of relationships through the use of lighting, color, tone, body language, camera angle, and clothing. Beyonce uses lighting and the color of the image to represent that relationships are not all sunshine and rainbows. The black, grey, dark dullness …show more content…
In the image, Beyonce specifically looks disappointed. The way she is looking and her body posture, give off a sense that she feels extremely let down. It appears that Jay-Z has the look of guilt, as he is looking down at Beyonce, but not at her face. When someone feels that they have been unfaithful, it can be difficult to look someone in the eye knowing you have disappointed them. In the picture, both Beyonce and Jay-Z are looking in different directions, this can be interpreted that they have different needs and wants for their relationship. They both are probably thinking, is it better to try and pick up the broken pieces and resolve the issues, or go their separate ways. They could also be thinking about the past and the memories they had made together, or what the future could hold for each of them, whether they are together or apart. By showing the body language of both Beyonce and Jay-Z in this image, it gives us a clear representation of the relationship between them and also relationships in general. Body language toward each other can say a lot about the relationship you have, and it is clear from this image that this is a troubled …show more content…
Beyonce titled the song “Sandcastles,” and just like sandcastles which can quickly and easily be swept or washed away, or even destroyed by the tide coming in and out, so can relationships. There are many external factors that affect relationships. How we choose to, or if we choose to rebuild that relationship, just like a partly washed away sandcastle, will or can change our lives forever. Sometimes when you rebuild a sandcastle, it is bigger and better than it was before. Unfortunately, sometimes this isn’t the case and the sandcastle gets weaker or worse, just like relationships do when you try to rebuild them. The uncertainty of the relationship is only between Beyonce and Jay-Z, and they must decide if this sandcastle-relationship is worth